Irini Konsta: «To My Country» by Rachel Bluwstein

«To My Country» by Rachel Bluwstein Music: Panagiotis Karousos Irini Konsta, soprano Theodosia Ntokou, piano Studio Niculescu Berlin Germany, October 11, 2015 EL ARTZI – TO MY COUNTRY אל ארצי Rachel the Poetess (1890 - 1931). Rachel was the first Jewish woman poet in Palestine to receive recognition. Her poems are included in the mandatory curriculum in Israeli schools. In 2011, Rachel was chosen as one of four great poets whose portraits would be on Israeli currency.